#DallasIdeas 2015: The Innovative City

The inaugural For the City: The Dallas Festival of Ideas, presented by The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture in partnership with The Dallas Morning News, took place Saturday, February 28, 2015, in the Dallas Arts District.

National keynote speakers Vishaan Chakrabarti, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Elizabeth Green, Rahaf Harfoush, and Luis Alberto Urrea joined fresh local leaders from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to help focus the power of ideas on shaping Dallas’ future. With support from our community, these are the ideas that were generated at the 2015 Dallas Festival of Ideas.

The Innovative City: Ideas generated from the Panels

Develop a new metric to measure the impact of innovation. But instead of a return on investment, ROI, measure the return on community, ROC

Institute a Chief Digital Officer for Dallas-Fort Worth

Measure (and increase) the number of collisions between people. Collisions breed innovation and the exchange of ideas

Advocate for someone else. Instead of trying to solve your own problem, find out what your neighbor needs and do something to help them

Ideas written down by the Public on sticky notes:

Innovation is in our DNA! Let’s do it!

Bike lanes to encourage biking

Connectivity of nodes (transit / walking)

Take down 345

App to report pot holes!

Kids need to walk to school safely

Maps for Bus Routes

Dedicated bus lanes (and trolley lanes)

Free WIFI please (this idea was written out six times)

Prioritize education

Longer library hours ‘all day everyday’

Bike trails!

Bike sharing

Car2Go or similar

Green space in Southeast Dallas – gardens – farming

Bike lanes to encourage biking

More submarines and use The Trinity River for transportation

Walkability

Clean up areas – make less litter

DART connections – to urban areas

Repair roads in East Dallas

Scrap I-345

Real-time GPS Tracking Map of Public Transport

Tear down I-345

Bike paths alongside main roads/highways

Free scotch

More free parking spots (by Jocelyn, age 7)

Watch the road while driving (by Jocelyn, age 7)

The DEC

Bike station for rent

30 mins promotes active health

“Let Everyone In” – Free events like Festival of Ideas

More tolerance for differently abled individuals

Finish changing all parking meters to chargeable

Better broadband! Better internet infrastructure!

Connect Deep Ellum and Downtown

Stop texting while driving – please!

Stop the Playa Hating

Fix broken or damaged roads

Have an end in mind

Be proactive

Think Win/Win

Seek to understand then understand

First things first

Synergize

Refresh

Support the startup community

Connectivity

Encourage walking with better side-walks

WIFI Center – Computers and Free WIFI in South Dallas

Revitalize the urban core

Live map for the 722 D Link

Use Eco Dev dollars to support startups, not chains or bad real estate projects

Make Dallas WALKABLE

Make Dallas BIKEABLE

#startupmecca Visit Alto211 @ 211 Ervay

Connect people who walk or bike to places that matter!

Go Solaro!

3D Printer in every Dallas Library!

Use technology to truly connect people using principles of captology

Children respect your elders

Use meditating technologies to break down barriers and get to trust

Be more startup friendly

The 2016 Dallas Festival of Ideas is all about engaging. In order to make the festival accessible to everyone, we have made General Admission for the 2016 Dallas Festival of Ideas FREE!